⚡ Weekly Recap: NFC Fraud, Curly COMrades, N-able Exploits, Docker Backdoors & More

⚡ Weekly Recap: NFC Fraud, Curly COMrades, N-able Exploits, Docker Backdoors & More

Aug 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Hacking News Power doesn’t just disappear in one big breach. It slips away in the small stuff—a patch that’s missed, a setting that’s wrong, a system no one is watching. Security usually doesn’t fail all at once; it breaks slowly, then suddenly. Staying safe isn’t about knowing everything—it’s about acting…

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Tracer AI combats fraud, counterfeits and narrative attacks in ChatGPT – Help Net Security

Tracer AI combats fraud, counterfeits and narrative attacks in ChatGPT – Help Net Security

Tracer AI launched Tracer Protect for ChatGPT, a solution that protects brands from the reputational harm being propagated at machine scale via AI chatbots by bad actors. The rising popularity of generative AI (genAI) engines is driving the urgent and rapidly evolving brand security threat vector faced by enterprises. Tracer Protect for ChatGPT actively monitors…

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Is that really your boss calling? Jericho Security raises M to stop deepfake fraud that’s cost businesses 0M in 2025 alone

Is that really your boss calling? Jericho Security raises $15M to stop deepfake fraud that’s cost businesses $200M in 2025 alone

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More New York-based Jericho Security has secured $15 million in Series A funding to scale its AI-powered cybersecurity training platform. The investment, announced today, follows the company’s successful five-month execution of a $1.8 million Department of Defense…

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The Anatomy of a Skype Group Chat Scam: How Bots Manipulate Victims into Crypto Fraud • AI Blog

The Anatomy of a Skype Group Chat Scam: How Bots Manipulate Victims into Crypto Fraud • AI Blog

Shouldn’t Microsoft then at least be held legally and financially liable for damages caused by such scams on their platform? Should Microsoft Be Held Legally and Financially Liable for Scams on Skype? Legally, holding Microsoft accountable for scams on Skype is a complex issue because of existing laws that protect online platforms from liability for…

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How AI-driven identify fraud is causing havoc

How AI-driven identify fraud is causing havoc

Deepfake fraud, synthetic identities, and AI-powered scams make identity theft harder to detect and prevent – here’s how to fight back 11 Feb 2025  •  , 4 min. read Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world in ways both expected and unforeseen. For consumers, the technology means more accurately personalized digital content, better healthcare diagnostics,…

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What you can do to prevent workforce fraud – Help Net Security

What you can do to prevent workforce fraud – Help Net Security

In this Help Net Security interview, Benjamin Racenberg, Senior Intelligence Services Manager at Nisos, discusses the threat of workforce fraud, particularly DPRK-affiliated IT workers infiltrating remote roles. With HR teams and recruiters often unprepared to detect these sophisticated schemes, businesses face significant cybersecurity and employment risks. Racenberg also discusses the tactics used by these threat…

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